Comments on: I don’t know that I want GPS in my Pocket http://www.rimarkable.com/i-dont-know-that-i-want-gps-in-my-pocket The Official, Unofficial BlackBerry Weblog Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:45:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: JB http://www.rimarkable.com/i-dont-know-that-i-want-gps-in-my-pocket#comment-44802 JB Tue, 20 Feb 2007 01:42:14 +0000 http://www.rimarkable.com/archives/1196#comment-44802 I'm thinking of GPS more for applications, i.e. the API to get the coordinates. There are very good mapping and directions applications for the BB, all of which are currently useless on my 7130e thanks to Verizon. THEY can have my GPS coordinates, but I can't. THAT ticks me off. I’m thinking of GPS more for applications, i.e. the API to get the coordinates. There are very good mapping and directions applications for the BB, all of which are currently useless on my 7130e thanks to Verizon.

THEY can have my GPS coordinates, but I can’t.

THAT ticks me off.

]]> By: JB http://www.rimarkable.com/i-dont-know-that-i-want-gps-in-my-pocket#comment-43989 JB Sat, 17 Feb 2007 17:18:11 +0000 http://www.rimarkable.com/archives/1196#comment-43989 All cell phones sold in the US have GPS location capability. This is a requirement for enhanced 911. You really need to look at it this way: Why do you think the Government want to know where you are? If you are woried about it, you should probably quit what you are doing. But, for the rest of us (99.999999%), the government could give a darn where we are. All cell phones sold in the US have GPS location capability.
This is a requirement for enhanced 911.
You really need to look at it this way: Why do you think the Government want to know where you are? If you are woried about it, you should probably quit what you are doing.
But, for the rest of us (99.999999%), the government could give a darn where we are.

]]> By: Phreqd http://www.rimarkable.com/i-dont-know-that-i-want-gps-in-my-pocket#comment-43745 Phreqd Sat, 17 Feb 2007 02:13:58 +0000 http://www.rimarkable.com/archives/1196#comment-43745 I was under the impression that all of the latest phones had some sort of gps built in. I can have a tower pinged and locate someone based simply on having their phone turned on. So this really doesn't matter. I was under the impression that all of the latest phones had some sort of gps built in. I can have a tower pinged and locate someone based simply on having their phone turned on. So this really doesn’t matter.

]]> By: JB http://www.rimarkable.com/i-dont-know-that-i-want-gps-in-my-pocket#comment-43672 JB Fri, 16 Feb 2007 22:30:16 +0000 http://www.rimarkable.com/archives/1196#comment-43672 I would at least appreciate the choice of turning it on or off. Right now, Verizon has unilaterally crippled the GPS function on my 7130e. I would at least appreciate the choice of turning it on or off. Right now, Verizon has unilaterally crippled the GPS function on my 7130e.

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